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The Wilmington University men’s soccer team has now won seven straight and earned its ninth win of the season on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over the Post University Eagles.
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Game Recap:
Wilmington University takes home a 1-0 win!
The scoreboard stayed quiet for a long time as both defenses clamped down, ensuring neither team had a clear look at net.
The Wildcats held the Eagles to four shots in the first half.
The lone goal of the game came in the 71st minute in the second half, when Junior midfielder Sven Henneburg rocketed the ball into the top of the net to seal a 1-0 win for WilmU. Junior midfielder Akira Itadani assisted on the goal.
Wilmington outshot Post 11-4 in the second half of the game.
Stats and standouts:
The standouts in the game for the Wildcats were Sven Henneburg, Akira Itadani, and sophomore goalie Nick Kormann.
Henneburg had three shots, one shot on goal, and scored one goal in the win.
Itadani had one assist in the match.
Kormann allowed zero goals and had four saves in 90 minutes in the win.
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